Trump rescinds Carney’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ invite, few hours after PM says Canada doesn’t live because of US

US President Donald Trump has withdrawn his invitation to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to join a newly announced “Board of Peace” initiative for Gaza, just hours after Carney posted remarks asserting Canada’s independence from the United States. Trump unveiled the initiative at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, describing it as an effort to help rebuild the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. While around 35 countries have signed up to join the board, Carney has not publicly confirmed whether Canada will accept the invitation. The Canadian prime minister was not present at the initiative’s launch in Davos, as he was attending the first day of a cabinet retreat in Quebec City.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump announced that Carney had been uninvited from joining the initiative, without providing a specific reason. “Dear Prime Minister Carney: Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time,” Trump wrote.



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The decision to withdraw the invitation came shortly after Carney posted a statement reinstating Canada’s sovereignty in its relationship with Washington. “Canada and the United States have built a remarkable partnership in the economy, in security, and in rich cultural exchange. But Canada doesn't live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian,” Carney wrote.

About Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

Trump first floated the idea of a Board of Peace as part of a second phase of a US-brokered 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan proposed in September. The plan was later backed by the United Nations Security Council in November, granting it international legitimacy.

Under the proposal, the board would be tasked with overseeing the demilitarization and reconstruction of Gaza following the conflict. The White House has not issued further clarification on whether the withdrawal of Canada’s invitation affects the broader composition or mandate of the initiative.